PARIS (Reuters) – European Union leaders face two months of tough bargaining on money, power and the future governance of the euro zone before they can boost confidence that the existential threat to the single currency has faded.

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – From the Pyrennean pastures of Catalonia to the heathery highlands of Scotland, separatists are gaining ground as Europe’s economic crisis deepens, but this does not necessarily mean there will be more national flags on the map.

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – From the Pyrennean pastures of Catalonia to the heathery highlands of Scotland, separatists are gaining ground as Europe’s economic crisis deepens, but this does not necessarily mean there will be more national flags on the map.

PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union’s Nobel peace prize comes just as a realisation is dawning that Europe’s single currency – the EU’s most ambitious project – has survived three years of incessant financial turmoil and is not going to break up.

PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union’s Nobel peace prize comes just as a realization is dawning that Europe’s single currency – the EU’s most ambitious project – has survived three years of incessant financial turmoil and is not going to break up.

MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) – The euro zone is considering aiding Spain by providing insurance for investors who buy government bonds in a move designed to maintain Spanish access to capital markets and minimize the cost to European taxpayers, European sources said.